anular — Spanish conjugation

to annul

Frequency#1010Regular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoanuloI annul
anulasyou annul
vosanulásyou annul
él/ella/Ud.anulahe/she/it annuls
nosotrosanulamoswe annul
vosotrosanuláisyou (pl.) annul
ellos/ellas/Uds.anulanthey annul

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoanuléI annulled
anulasteyou annulled
vosanulasteyou annulled
él/ella/Ud.anulóhe/she/it annulled
nosotrosanulamoswe annulled
vosotrosanulasteisyou (pl.) annulled
ellos/ellas/Uds.anularonthey annulled

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yoanulaba
anulabas
vosanulabas
él/ella/Ud.anulaba
nosotrosanulábamos
vosotrosanulabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.anulaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoanularíaI would annul
anularíasyou would annul
vosanularíasyou would annul
él/ella/Ud.anularíahe/she/it would annul
nosotrosanularíamoswe would annul
vosotrosanularíaisyou (pl.) would annul
ellos/ellas/Uds.anularíanthey would annul

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoanularéI will annul
anularásyou will annul
vosanularásyou will annul
él/ella/Ud.anularáhe/she/it will annul
nosotrosanularemoswe will annul
vosotrosanularéisyou (pl.) will annul
ellos/ellas/Uds.anularánthey will annul

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe anuladoI have annulled
has anuladoyou have annulled
voshas anuladoyou have annulled
él/ella/Ud.ha anuladohe/she/it has annulled
nosotroshemos anuladowe have annulled
vosotroshabéis anuladoyou (pl.) have annulled
ellos/ellas/Uds.han anuladothey have annulled

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía anuladoI had annulled
habías anuladoyou had annulled
voshabías anuladoyou had annulled
él/ella/Ud.había anuladohe/she/it had annulled
nosotroshabíamos anuladowe had annulled
vosotroshabíais anuladoyou (pl.) had annulled
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían anuladothey had annulled

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría anulado
habrías anulado
voshabrías anulado
él/ella/Ud.habría anulado
nosotroshabríamos anulado
vosotroshabríais anulado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían anulado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré anuladoI will have annulled
habrás anuladoyou will have annulled
voshabrás anuladoyou will have annulled
él/ella/Ud.habrá anuladohe/she/it will have annulled
nosotroshabremos anuladowe will have annulled
vosotroshabréis anuladoyou (pl.) will have annulled
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán anuladothey will have annulled

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yoanule
anules
vosanules
él/ella/Ud.anule
nosotrosanulemos
vosotrosanuléis
ellos/ellas/Uds.anulen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoanulara
anularas
vosanularas
él/ella/Ud.anulara
nosotrosanuláramos
vosotrosanularais
ellos/ellas/Uds.anularan

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoanulase
anulases
vosanulases
él/ella/Ud.anulase
nosotrosanulásemos
vosotrosanulaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.anulasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya anulado
hayas anulado
voshayas anulado
él/ella/Ud.haya anulado
nosotroshayamos anulado
vosotroshayáis anulado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan anulado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera anulado
hubieras anulado
voshubieras anulado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera anulado
nosotroshubiéramos anulado
vosotroshubierais anulado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran anulado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
anula
vosanulá
él/ella/Ud.anule
nosotrosanulemos
vosotrosanulad
ustedesanulen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no anules
vosno anules
él/ella/Ud.no anule
nosotrosno anulemos
vosotrosno anuléis
ustedesno anulen

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy anulando
estás anulando
vosestás anulando
él/ella/Ud.está anulando
nosotrosestamos anulando
vosotrosestáis anulando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están anulando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve anulando
estuviste anulando
vosestuviste anulando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo anulando
nosotrosestuvimos anulando
vosotrosestuvisteis anulando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron anulando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba anulando
estabas anulando
vosestabas anulando
él/ella/Ud.estaba anulando
nosotrosestábamos anulando
vosotrosestabais anulando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban anulando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría anulando
estarías anulando
vosestarías anulando
él/ella/Ud.estaría anulando
nosotrosestaríamos anulando
vosotrosestaríais anulando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían anulando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré anulando
estarás anulando
vosestarás anulando
él/ella/Ud.estará anulando
nosotrosestaremos anulando
vosotrosestaréis anulando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán anulando